A Case of Idiopathic Eruptive Macular Pigmentation Limited to Flexural Areas.
- Author:
En Hyung KIM
1
;
Eun So LEE
;
You Chan KIM
;
Hee Young KANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Acanthosis nigricans; Dowling-Degos disease; Erythema dyschromicum perstans; Idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation
- MeSH: Acanthosis Nigricans; Adult; Dermis; Diagnosis, Differential; Epidermis; Extremities; Female; Humans; Hyperpigmentation; Neck; Pigmentation; Skin; Skin Diseases, Genetic; Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2008;20(2):98-101
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation is a rare condition characterized by asymptomatic pigmented macules involving the neck, trunk, and proximal portions of the extremities. On histopathologic examination, there was increased pigmentation of the basal layer in otherwise normal epidermis and scattered melanophages in the papillary dermis. We report a case of a 26-year-old woman with idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation involving only the flexural areas of the body. This condition should be considered in the differential diagnosis of flexural hyperpigmented skin lesions.
